Puss Jekyll Cat Hyde

Dunbar, Joyce

ISBN 10: 1847803695 / ISBN 13: 9781847803696

Published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books, London, United Kingdom, 2013

About this Item

1st Ed, 3rd Prt. Fine Hardcover, No DJ As issued. "Good puss or bad cat? Jekyll or Hyde? One and the same?".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Puss Jekyll Cat Hyde
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847803695
• ISBN 13: 9781847803696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Barton, Jill
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Good puss or bad cat? Jekyll or Hyde? One and the same? Who decides? Puss Jekyll is the soft cuddly cat of the house grooming her fur, but at night she becomes Cat Hyde, hunting mice, all fang and claw. Page by page this delightful book explores the two very distinct personalities of the enchanting pet. Sleeping in a cosy spot or prowling in the moonlight, lapping milk from a bowl or stalking a defenceless trembling vole, playing with a ball of wool or savaging her prey, graceful and aristocratic or ruthless street fighter, can this really be the same creature? The beautifully evocative rhythmic and rhyming text is accompanied by luminous coloured-pencil and watercolour drawings that make the reader want to reach out and feel the fur. This treat for cat-lovers of all ages is from the highly acclaimed author of bestselling picture books such as Tell Me Something Before You Go to Sleep, and the illustrator of such classics as Martin Waddell's The Pig in the Pond and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award winning In the Rain with Baby Duck.

About the Author

JOYCE DUNBAR was born and brought up in Lincolnshire. She taught English for 20 years before becoming a full-time writer. Her books for children include This is the Star, which became a world-wide best-seller, and Mundo and the Weatherchild, which was runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. The popular Mouse and Mole series has been animated for television with the voices of Alan Bennett and Richard Briers. She lives in Norwich. JILL BARTON has always loved drawing and children's books, but didn't pursue this passion as a career for many years. At the age of 44, having married and brought up three children, Jill enrolled on a degree in illustration. She graduated in 1988 and hasn't looked back since. Jill has illustrated many bestselling books for children and received numerous awards for her work. She now has five grandchildren, and lives and works in Torquay, Devon.